Congenital triangular alopecia: Is it always confined to fronto-temporal region?

Congenital triangular alopecia: Is it always confined to fronto-temporal region?

Congenital triangular alopecia.

To cite: Lacarrubba F, Micali G. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013202918 DESCRIPTION A 4-year-old Caucasian girl presented with a 1-year history of asymptomatic, localised alopecia. Examination revealed a 3.5×3.0 cm area of alopecia over the right frontotemporal region of the scalp, with its apex towards the vertex (figure 1). There was no scali...

Incidence of congenital triangular alopecia*

To the Editor, We read with interest the excellent article titled “Use of dermoscopy in the diagnosis of temporal triangular alopecia” by Campos et al.1 However, we take issue with their statement that the incidence of congenital triangular alopecia has been estimated at 0.11%.2 Taken at face value, readers may assume that 0.11% of the general population have congenital triangular alopecia. The...

Eating Behaviour: Is It Always a Conscious Choice?

in the past 40 years there has been drastic increase in the prevalence of obesity worldwide (1). This rapid increase in the prevalence of obesity is not a matter of physiologic or metabolic alteration within people. Thousands of scientific papers are published each year indicating that pharmaceutical companies are working to find possible money making antiobesity agents. Increasing in the preva...

Anovestibular fistula with normal anal opening: Is it always congenital?

AIM To review 12 cases of anovestibular fistula with normal anal opening. METHODS Retrospective analysis of 12 children with anovestibular fistula and normal anal opening were treated between the years 2000 and 2007. Of these, 11 patients were diagnosed as having acquired anovestibular fistula with normal anal opening and were managed by conservative management. RESULTS Most of them present...